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Liberia: Patrick Sawyer, whose sister also died from Ebola, was
allowed on two ASKY Airlines flights in Liberia while infected.
Doctors fear Ebola victim Patrick Sawyer may have sparked a worldwide
spread of the killer disease after being allowed on two flights while
infected.
And tonight a desperate race was on to find dozens of passengers who
flew on the same jets as the 40-year-old American.
British doctors and border officials have been warned to be on the
lookout for people in the UK showing signs of the disease.
Mr Sawyer was allowed to board an ASKY Airlines flight in Liberia, where
Ebola is rife, despite vomiting and suffering from diarrhoea. His
sister was recently killed by the virus.
He had a stopover in Ghana then changed planes in Togo and flew to the
international travel hub of Lagos in Nigeria. The dad-of-three died five
days after arriving in the city.
Lancaster University virologist Derek Gatherer said passengers,
crew and airport ground staff who came into contact with Mr Sawyer
could be in pretty serious danger. Ebola is fatal in 90% of
cases.
Doctors have identified 59 people who were near him and have tested
20. But they are struggling to find the others, who could have flown to
anywhere in the world from Lagos.
There were today questions over how Liberian government worker Mr
Sawyer was let on flights while clearly showing symptoms of Ebola
which has killed 672 people in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone
since it broke out in February.
Experts from Public Health England have met UK Border Agency
officials to make sure staff are aware of the signs to look for in Ebola
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Updated Thursday, Jul y 31st 2014 at 12:49 GMT +3
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PHE has also used its national medical alert system to advise all UK
doctors to remain vigilant for unexplained illness in those who
have visited the affected area.
Symptoms include vomiting and diarrhoea, fever, weakness,
headache and sore throat.
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